Comments on: The White House Website is…COOL!?http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-white-house-website-iscool.html
Canada's Search and Social Media AuthorityTue, 31 Mar 2015 11:10:44 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1By: Colleenhttp://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-white-house-website-iscool.html#comment-30132
Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:59:24 +0000http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1736#comment-30132Doesn't surprise me Obama has placed a priority on the White House website, given the priority he put on his online presence during the election. Nice post!
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Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:54:50 +0000http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1736#comment-30131Roofing Guy, I'm so glad that you got some ideas for your website from the post!

Thank you everyone for the great feedback.

Ruud, I think you are right but I think that large brands are going to have just as many problems making their website a forum for communication, transparency and participation. Large brands are bogged down by legal restrictions and processes that take months (sometimes years) to make a small change. Small brands are going to struggle with the financial aspects but they are more nibble in making changes and adapting to new trends.

]]>By: Scott Fishhttp://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-white-house-website-iscool.html#comment-30130
Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:24:03 +0000http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1736#comment-30130Hey Megan! I'm glad you wrote about this! I really like how Obama is integrating social media and video into the whitehouse's site. I feel like we have the first truly digital president and will have the first truly digital government.
]]>By: Nick Stamoulishttp://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-white-house-website-iscool.html#comment-30129
Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:11:51 +0000http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1736#comment-30129The new White House administration is really paving a nice road for all future politicians. The race in 2012 will have such a large online component to it. I wouldn't be surprised if politicians who plan on running then are already starting to plant seeds.
]]>By: Ruudhttp://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-white-house-website-iscool.html#comment-30128
Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:32:04 +0000http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1736#comment-30128I wonder if this kind of transparency (and participation) is something all brands can handle. It takes having people out there and smaller brands might not be able to pay for that.
]]>By: Barry Welfordhttp://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-white-house-website-iscool.html#comment-30127
Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:16:47 +0000http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1736#comment-30127Great post, Megan. You're right: the best businesses will be adopting the same practices as the best politicians. In both cases, the poorer examples do not want this interaction with their 'customers' and reply on whatever power they think they have to impose their control. However we're in the 'Yes We Can' era and the old rules will work less and less effectively.
]]>By: Roofing Guyhttp://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-white-house-website-iscool.html#comment-30126
Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:25:54 +0000http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1736#comment-30126I was kind of freaking out too. It makes me wonder about a lot of things. I'm neither a Dem or Repub, although fairly conservative.

If Obama stays in for 8 years, the USA will be in a vastly superior technological age. Good yet scary.

BTW, the post gave me some good ideas for my website.

]]>By: John Hunterhttp://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-white-house-website-iscool.html#comment-30125
Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:28:07 +0000http://www.seo-scoop.com/?p=1736#comment-30125I agree they have done a good job and quickly. And they have followed many good coding practices. It doesn't fail without javascript like some sites do (see NASA, for example). They have intelligent redirects for old links that are no longer valid due to the new site structure…
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